Films

Arab Cinema in Madrid

Casa Árabe is beginning its yearly film program by bringing back four
fictional feature films that have already been screened at movie
theaters in our country. They will be shown as of January 12.

These are recent productions which have received many awards internationally and will allow us to broaden the usual geographic space we cover by including two important titles from today’s Turkish and Iranian film scenes.

The Salesman (Forushande), by Agshar Farhadi, a film which lies halfway between the thriller and the social chronicle, has earned awards which include the Oscar for Best Non-English Language Film in 2017. Aïda, by Driss Mrini, selected by Morocco to vie for the Oscars in 2016, tells us about the life of a Jewish Moroccan music teacher who lives in Paris and her return to Morocco in search of her roots. Mustang, the first film by Turkish filmmaker Deniz Gamze Ergüven, was nominated for best Non-English Language Film for the Oscars of 2015. Through five young new actresses, it shows us the oppression which occurs in a traditional patriarchal system. Clash, the second feature film by Mohamed Diab, made in a time spanning four years, daringly shows us the Egypt of 2013 and today, in a highly acclaimed work in which the director manages to place the spotlight on the human aspect more than politics.

The Traveler (Forushande)

4 euros: tickets purchased online, the officially unemployed, Casa Árabe
Language Center students and Youth Card holders, by showing the proper
documentation.You may only receive one discount. Advance sales at
www.casaarabe.es. Those tickets not sold online will be put on sale the
day of the screening at the Casa Árabe headquarters as of one hour
before each film is shown. Assigned seats with tickets.

Films shown in the original language version with subtitles in Spanish.

First screening in the film series which Casa Árabe will be putting on
during the months of January and February at its headquarters in Madrid,
with this fictional film by Asghar Farhadi (Iran, 2016, 125 min.).

Emad and Rana have to leave their apartment in downtown Tehran because of construction work that has put their building at risk of collapsing. They take up residence elsewhere, but an incident related with their former tenant will dramatically change this young couple’s life.

Awards and Festivals: Best Screenplay, Best Actor (Cannes, 2016); Special Award from the Jury (International Film Festival of Chicago, 2016); Best Film (SEMINCI, International Festival of Valladolid, 2016); nominated for Best Foreign Film, (Golden Globes, 2016); nominated for Best Non-English Language Film (American Critics Association Awards, 2016); Audience Award (Mumbai Cinema Festival, India, 2016); Best International Film (Munich Film Festival, 2016); Best Non-English Language Film (Oscars, 2017); Best Foreign Language Film (Satellite Awards, USA, 2017).

Aïda

4 euros: tickets purchased online, the officially unemployed, Casa Árabe
Language Center students and Youth Card holders, by showing the proper
documentation.You may only receive one discount. Advance sales at
www.casaarabe.es. Those tickets not sold online will be put on sale the
day of the screening at the Casa Árabe headquarters as of one hour
before each film is shown. Assigned seats with tickets.

Films shown in the original language version with subtitles in Spanish.

Like each Friday, Casa Árabe is offering another session of Arab cinema
at its headquarters in Madrid. This week you get the chance to see a
fictional feature film by Dris Mrini (Morocco, 2015, 94 min.).

Aïda Cohen is a music teacher living in Paris who is fighting a tumor. Convinced that her days are numbered, she decides to return to Morocco to reconnect with her roots and remember her forgotten childhood.

Awards and Festivals: Award for Best Supporting Actress, Best Editing, Best Photography (Tangiers Film Festival, 2015); Award for Best Screenplay, Special Mention for Best Women’s Role (FICM International Cinema and Sea Festival of Agadir, Morocco, 2015); Best Actress Award (International Film Festival of Dakhla, Morocco, 2015); officially selected to vie for Best Non-English Language Film (Oscars, 2016); Arab Film Festival of Malmö (Sweden, 2016); DTLA Festival (Los Angeles, 2017).

Mustang

4 euros: tickets purchased online, the officially unemployed, Casa Árabe
Language Center students and Youth Card holders, by showing the proper
documentation.You may only receive one discount. Advance sales at
www.casaarabe.es. Those tickets not sold online will be put on sale the
day of the screening at the Casa Árabe headquarters as of one hour
before each film is shown. Assigned seats with tickets.

Films shown in the original language version with subtitles in Spanish.

Today’s screening is of a film by Deniz Gamze Ergüven (Turkey, 2015, 94
min.), as part of the film series that Casa Árabe is showing at its
Madrid headquarters in January and March.

After an innocent game at the beach with their classmates early in the summer, the lives of five young orphan sisters’ in a small Turkish town will be changed radically. Displeased with the supposed immorality of the girls’ behavior, their grandmother and uncle decide to take measures to ensure the five sisters’ virginity and purity, thereby rushing them towards their fate as future wives.

Awards and Festivals: Nominated for Best Non-English Language Film (Oscars, 2015); nominated for Best Foreign Fil (Golden Globes, 2015); Best First Film (European Film Awards, 2015); Best Film, Pilar Miró Award for Best New Director, Prize from the Audience, Youth Seminci (SEMINCI, Valladolid Film Festival, 2015); Label Cinemas Europe Award (Directors’ Fortnight, Cannes, 2015); Grand Prize from the Public (European Film Festival of Seville, 2015); Award for Best Film (Sarajevo Festival, 2015); nominated for Best Non-English Language Film (BAFTA Awards, the British Film and Television Academy Awards, 2016); Best European Film (Goya Awards, 2016); Best First Film, Best Original Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Original Soundtrack (César Awards, France, 2016).

Clash (Eshtebak)

4 euros: tickets purchased online, the officially unemployed, Casa Árabe
Language Center students and Youth Card holders, by showing the proper
documentation.You may only receive one discount. Advance sales at
www.casaarabe.es. Those tickets not sold online will be put on sale the
day of the screening at the Casa Árabe headquarters as of one hour
before each film is shown. Assigned seats with tickets.

Films shown in the original language version with subtitles in Spanish.

Mohamed Diab directed this film (Egypt and France, 2016, 97 min.), made in a time spanning four years in the Egyptian capital..

It is summer of 2013 in Cairo, two years beyond the Egyptian revolution: after the downfall of Islamist president Morsi, on a day of violent riots, a police van hauls off dozens of demonstrators with very different political and religious convictions. We can’t be sure whether they will manage to get over these differences in order to move forward.

Awards and Festivals: Pilar Miró Award for Best New Director, Best Director of Photography (SEMINCI Film Festival of Valladolid, 2016); Critics’ Award for Best Feature Film, Best Photography and Best Editing (Carthage Film Festival, Tunisia, 2016); Best Feature Film (Zagreb Film Festival, 2016); Audience Award for Best Film (International Film Festival of Kerala, India, 2016); Grand Prize and Audience Award for Best Feature Film (Scarborough Film Festival, Toronto, 2017); Best Film (Cinéma Vues d’Afrique Festival, Montreal, 2017); Best Film (Cinepolitica, Bucharest Film Festival, Romania, 2017).

The Traveler (Forushande)

4 euros: tickets purchased online, the officially unemployed, Casa Árabe
Language Center students and Youth Card holders, by showing the proper
documentation.You may only receive one discount. Advance sales at
www.casaarabe.es. Those tickets not sold online will be put on sale the
day of the screening at the Casa Árabe headquarters as of one hour
before each film is shown. Assigned seats with tickets.

Films shown in the original language version with subtitles in Spanish.

Asghar Farhadi directed this Iranian film, which can be seen at Casa Árabe as part of the film series which the institution is screening at its Madrid headquarters in the months of January and March.

Emad and Rana have to leave their apartment in downtown Tehran because of construction work that has put their building at risk of collapsing. They take up residence elsewhere, but an incident related with their former tenant will dramatically change this young couple’s life.

Awards and Festivals: Best Screenplay, Best Actor (Cannes, 2016); Special Award from the Jury (International Film Festival of Chicago, 2016); Best Film (SEMINCI, International Festival of Valladolid, 2016); nominated for Best Foreign Film, (Golden Globes, 2016); nominated for Best Non-English Language Film (American Critics Association Awards, 2016); Audience Award (Mumbai Cinema Festival, India, 2016); Best International Film (Munich Film Festival, 2016); Best Non-English Language Film (Oscars, 2017); Best Foreign Language Film (Satellite Awards, USA, 2017).

Aïda

4 euros: tickets purchased online, the officially unemployed, Casa Árabe
Language Center students and Youth Card holders, by showing the proper
documentation.You may only receive one discount. Advance sales at
www.casaarabe.es. Those tickets not sold online will be put on sale the
day of the screening at the Casa Árabe headquarters as of one hour
before each film is shown. Assigned seats with tickets.

Films shown in the original language version with subtitles in Spanish.

Like each Friday, Casa Árabe is offering another session of Arab cinema at its headquarters in Madrid. This week you get the chance to see a fictional feature film by Dris Mrini (Morocco, 2015, 94 min.).

Aïda Cohen is a music teacher living in Paris who is fighting a tumor. Convinced that her days are numbered, she decides to return to Morocco to reconnect with her roots and remember her forgotten childhood.

Awards and Festivals: Award for Best Supporting Actress, Best Editing, Best Photography (Tangiers Film Festival, 2015); Award for Best Screenplay, Special Mention for Best Women’s Role (FICM International Cinema and Sea Festival of Agadir, Morocco, 2015); Best Actress Award (International Film Festival of Dakhla, Morocco, 2015); officially selected to vie for Best Non-English Language Film (Oscars, 2016); Arab Film Festival of Malmö (Sweden, 2016); DTLA Festival (Los Angeles, 2017).

Mustang

4 euros: tickets purchased online, the officially unemployed, Casa Árabe
Language Center students and Youth Card holders, by showing the proper
documentation.You may only receive one discount. Advance sales at
www.casaarabe.es. Those tickets not sold online will be put on sale the
day of the screening at the Casa Árabe headquarters as of one hour
before each film is shown. Assigned seats with tickets.

Films shown in the original language version with subtitles in Spanish.

Today’s screening is of a film by Deniz Gamze Ergüven (Turkey, 2015, 94
min.), as part of the film series that Casa Árabe is showing at its
Madrid headquarters in January and March.

After an innocent game at the beach with their classmates early in the summer, the lives of five young orphan sisters’ in a small Turkish town will be changed radically. Displeased with the supposed immorality of the girls’ behavior, their grandmother and uncle decide to take measures to ensure the five sisters’ virginity and purity, thereby rushing them towards their fate as future wives.

Awards and Festivals: Nominated for Best Non-English Language Film (Oscars, 2015); nominated for Best Foreign Fil (Golden Globes, 2015); Best First Film (European Film Awards, 2015); Best Film, Pilar Miró Award for Best New Director, Prize from the Audience, Youth Seminci (SEMINCI, Valladolid Film Festival, 2015); Label Cinemas Europe Award (Directors’ Fortnight, Cannes, 2015); Grand Prize from the Public (European Film Festival of Seville, 2015); Award for Best Film (Sarajevo Festival, 2015); nominated for Best Non-English Language Film (BAFTA Awards, the British Film and Television Academy Awards, 2016); Best European Film (Goya Awards, 2016); Best First Film, Best Original Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Original Soundtrack (César Awards, France, 2016).

Clash (Eshtebak)

4 euros: tickets purchased online, the officially unemployed, Casa Árabe
Language Center students and Youth Card holders, by showing the proper
documentation.You may only receive one discount. Advance sales at
www.casaarabe.es. Those tickets not sold online will be put on sale the
day of the screening at the Casa Árabe headquarters as of one hour
before each film is shown. Assigned seats with tickets

Films shown in the original language version with subtitles in Spanish.

Last screening in the film series which Casa Árabe has organized during the months of January and February at its headquarters in Madrid, with this award-winning Egyptian film by Mohamed Diab.

It is summer of 2013 in Cairo, two years beyond the Egyptian revolution: after the downfall of Islamist president Morsi, on a day of violent riots, a police van hauls off dozens of demonstrators with very different political and religious convictions. We can’t be sure whether they will manage to get over these differences in order to move forward.

Awards and Festivals: Pilar Miró Award for Best New Director, Best Director of Photography (SEMINCI Film Festival of Valladolid, 2016); Critics’ Award for Best Feature Film, Best Photography and Best Editing (Carthage Film Festival, Tunisia, 2016); Best Feature Film (Zagreb Film Festival, 2016); Audience Award for Best Film (International Film Festival of Kerala, India, 2016); Grand Prize and Audience Award for Best Feature Film (Scarborough Film Festival, Toronto, 2017); Best Film (Cinéma Vues d’Afrique Festival, Montreal, 2017); Best Film (Cinepolitica, Bucharest Film Festival, Romania, 2017).